Transportation Data Analyst & Modeling Specialist

North American Transportation Management Institute; Medford (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridge Systematics, Inc. seeks a Transportation Analyst to support travel demand modeling, data analysis, and applied research across diverse projects. You will collect data, run models, visualize results, and prepare client-ready analyses with a focus on collaboration and clear communication.

Experience with Python or R and familiarity with TransCAD/OpenPaths is valued, along with a foundation in transportation engineering or data science. Competitive compensation is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Transportation Engineering, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Applied Statistics, Data Science, or related field
• 0-4 years of applicable experience
• Ability to conduct effective and rigorous data analyses
• Experience with scripting tools such as Python, R, or others
• Understanding of the underpinnings of travel demand models and familiarity with travel demand modeling software such as TransCAD and/or OpenPaths

Responsibilities

• Apply basic technical tools
• Collect and organize data and technical documents
• Prepare high-quality written material
• Complete project tasks on time and within budget
• Become familiar with consulting and one or more transportation domain areas
• Produces and delivers exceptional quality work that is thorough and polished
• Provides exceptional value-added service to project managers and/or clients and communicates consistently with internal and external team members
• Identify opportunities to address client requirements through the development of innovative data analysis/travel modeling/data engineering solutions
• Actively listens and seeks to understand client or project manager needs
• Learn new tools and technologies as appropriate

Skills

Data analysis

Python

R

Travel demand modelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Transportation Engineering, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Applied Statistics, Data Science, or related field

Master's degree in Transportation Engineering, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Applied Statistics, Data Science, or related field

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Google BigQuery

Amazon Web Services

Azure/Databricks

Job description

Cambridge Systematics, Inc. seeks a Transportation Analyst to support travel demand modeling, data analysis, and applied research across diverse projects. You will collect data, run models, visualize results, and prepare client-ready analyses with a focus on collaboration and clear communication.

Experience with Python or R and familiarity with TransCAD/OpenPaths is valued, along with a foundation in transportation engineering or data science. Competitive compensation is offered.